Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 28, 2010

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 28, 2010
Start: 2010-06-28T14:15
End: 2010-06-28T19:30
Location: North Carolina

June 28, 2010 · NWS GSP · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

Storms on this day were not widespread, but with moderate wind shear in the atmosphere, they held together for long periods of time, producing scattered reports of wind damage and large hail.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

Storms on this day were not widespread, but with moderate wind shear in the atmosphere, they held together for long periods of time, producing scattered reports of wind damage and large hail.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 28, 1:52 PM EST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 1:52 PM EST, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 4:35 AM EST, 9 hours 40 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 28, 8:41 AM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 12:39 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
139 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S TUCKASEGEE          35.18N 83.12W
06/25/2010                   JACKSON            NC   POST OFFICE

            SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 107
            BETWEEN TUCKASEGEE AND GLENVILLE.

&&

TBENTHAL

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:09 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
209 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010

NCZ053-505>508-281845-
BUNCOMBE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
209 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...
SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 245
PM EDT...

AT 204 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF BLACK MOUNTAIN...OR 13 MILES
EAST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE LURE...

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND
SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30
TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3562 8198 3540 8203 3544 8227 3545 8227
      3546 8226 3550 8231 3548 8237 3546 8237
      3547 8243 3565 8239

BSH

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:18 PM EST, 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
218 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010

GAZ010-017-281845-
HABERSHAM-RABUN-
218 PM EDT MON JUN 28 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HABERSHAM AND SOUTHERN
RABUN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE BURTON...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CLAYTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NACOOHE LAKE...
  LAKE RABUN...
  LAKEMONT...
  CLAYTON...

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN HABERSHAM AND SOUTHERN RABUN COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

LAKE BURTON...NACOOHE LAKE...LAKE RABUN...LAKEMONT AND CLAYTON...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30
TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3493 8321 3489 8321 3487 8324 3486 8324
      3483 8327 3482 8327 3481 8330 3478 8332
      3475 8332 3473 8335 3470 8335 3469 8361
      3491 8362

BSH

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:43 PM EST, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 1:44 PM EST, 31 minutes before

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The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:16 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rutherford

When: June 28, 2:15 PM EST
Where: Rutherford County, 3.45 mi WNW of Gilkey
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.460, -82.040

Quarter size hail was reported on Piney Knob Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: June 28, 3:10 PM EST to 3:25 PM EST
Where: Cleveland County, 0.65 mi SE of Pottville to 0.7 mi SE of Belwood
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.414, -81.641

Trees and power lines were blown down from Polkville to Belwood.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleveland

When: June 28, 3:15 PM EST
Where: Cleveland County, 2.82 mi SSE of Casar
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 35.480, -81.620

Multiple trees were blown down in the Walker Rd area. At least one tree fell on a car. Also, part of the roof of a garage was blown off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: June 28, 3:57 PM EST to 4:02 PM EST
Where: Lincoln County, 1.82 mi WNW of Crouse to 0.98 mi ESE of Crouse
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 35.430, -81.350

A tree was blown down near the intersection of Shoal Rd and Crouse Rd and another tree was blown down near the intersection of Aderholdt Rd and Gaston-Webbs Chapel Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, McDowell

When: June 28, 6:03 PM EST
Where: McDowell County, 1.32 mi ESE of Old Ft
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.620, -82.160

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Catawba

When: June 28, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 1.12 mi W of Hickory
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.730, -81.340

A few trees were blown down in and around the city.

Lightning, Catawba

When: June 28, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Catawba County, 2.16 mi NNW of Hickory
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.760, -81.331

Lightning struck a large tree on 22nd Ave, causing it to fall on three automobiles and part of a home.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 2010

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 246133, 246135, 246142, 246143, 246144, 246147, 247910.